Der Schneemann (1944)

Directed by

Hans Fischerkoesen

Genre

animated cartoon

Country

German Reich, Germany

Runtime

13 min

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A snowman comes to life through magic and wishes to see summer. A rabbit friend helps him travel to a sunny place so he can experience warmth and flowers before he melts.

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What happens

Der Schneemann, also known as The Snowman, Snowman in July or The Magic Snowman, is a 1944 animated short film, created in Nazi Germany. It was written by cartoonist Horst von Möllendorff and animated by Hans Fischerkoesen. It was animated in Potsdam, Germany, near UFA's Neubabelsberg Studios. It was sometime later on dubbed into English by John G. Stratford as part of his Famous Tales series, and narrated by Jane Flynn who also provides the rabbit's voice, with John Flynn providing the voices of the Snowman, the clockwork bird, and the ladybug. Another English dub was provided much later by Almanac Films, Inc. and narrated by Frank Gallop. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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